Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article 0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterSubscribe to our newsletterVitor Pereira says he's ready to return to the Premier League after leaving Nottingham Forest at the end of the 2025/26 season.The 58-year-old departed the City Ground in July after steering Forest well clear of relegation and leading them to the semi-finals of the Europa League despite being the club's fourth permanent manager of the season.Pereira followed Nuno Espirito Santo, Ange Postecoglou and Sean Dyche in the hottest of hotseats and made a decent fist of it before Oliver Glasner was brought in from top Forest friends Crystal Palace to replace him.Vitor Pereira is ready to return to Premier League managementThe Portuguese was 20 years into his managerial career when he arrived in England to succeed Gary O'Neil in charge of a struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers team. They cruised to safety under their new manager, who quickly connected with the Molineux faithful.It was a short-lived partnership. Pereira was given a new deal in September 2025 but was sacked in November with Wolves striding unwaveringly along the miserable road back to the Championship. He joined Forest in February and is currently out of work. You may like Nottingham Forest were a semi-final away from what felt like Europa League glory last season, now, Oliver Glasner must stop an unravelling that seems to already be in effect - Nottingham Forest 2026-27 season preview Tipping Nottingham Forest for relegation is wildly inaccurate unless theres internal friction between Oliver Glasner and the hierarchy, they should be eighth to 10th City Ground legend dismisses suggestions that his old club could go down Nobody is talking about this former Liverpool coach who appears destined for the Premier League "I want to reach a level where I can compete for titles in the Premier League," Pereira told A BOLA TV via Sport Witness."Throughout my career, Ive set goals for myself. I wanted to become a coach, and I did, I wanted to reach the top flight, and I did. I wanted to become a national champion, and I did. Then I wanted to win titles abroad, and I did. I wanted to reach the Premier League, and I did.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over."My next objective is to reach a competitive level that allows me to fight for titles in the Premier League."Pereira's previous jobs took him from Portugal to Saudi Arabia, Greece, Turkey, Germany, China and even Brazil, where he managed two legendary clubs in the form of Corinthians and Flamengo.His vast and eclectic experience saw him become a league champion in Portugal with Porto, in Greece with Olympiacos, and in China with Shanghai Port. What to read next Premier League sack race odds: Favourites for the first manager to be sacked If you've written off Frank Lampard as a Premier League manager, you're in for a shock Unai Emery backed as an elite manager despite Aston Villa's opening weekend defeat He was succeeded as Wolves boss by Molineux favourite Rob Edwards, who managed to get his team performing in moments but was ultimately powerless to halt one of the Premier League's bleakest relegations.The former Welsh international was controversially sacked at the end of last season and replaced with another Portuguese manager as Wolves continued to try to get things right behind the scenes as well as in the dugout.Peixoto looks a suitable fit for Wolves, whose target is a Premier League return of their own, but getting them playing in the Championship is a very different task than keeping them in the top flight.Pereira has that on his CV along with plenty of other achievements besides. Whether he can achieve his bullish next target is another matter.TOPICSWolverhampton WanderersNottingham ForestChris NeeChris is a Warwickshire-based freelance football writer specialising in West Midlands football, the Premier League, the EFL and the J.League. He is the author of the High Protein Beef Paste football newsletter and owner of Aston Villa Review. He supports Coventry Sphinx.
